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Improving Animal Welfare
by David Mellor • David Main • Jennifer Woods • Temple Grandin • Kevin Stafford • Jeff Hill • Bernard Rollin • Camie Heleski • Janice Swanson • Amy Mclean • Lily Nowell Edwards • Anne De Passillé • Jeffrey Rushen • Jan Shearer • Helen Whay • Tina WidowskiBy taking an entirely practical approach, this textbook aims to help those working with animals to apply methods for improving welfare, bridging the gap between scientific research and practical application. This book provides a guide to practical evaluation and auditing of welfare problems for farm... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach
by Anne De Passillé • Lily Nowell Edwards • Camie Heleski • Jeff Hill • David Main • Amy McLean • David Mellor • Bernard Rollin • Jeffrey Rushen • Jan Shearer • Kevin Stafford • Janice Swanson • Helen Whay • Tina Widowski • Jennifer WoodsBy taking an entirely practical approach, this textbook aims to help those working with animals to apply methods for improving welfare, bridging the gap between scientific research and practical application. This book provides a guide to practical evaluation and auditing of welfare problems for farm... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
The Slaughter of Farmed Animals: Practical ways of enhancing animal welfare
by Peter Singer • Andy Lamey • Bernard Rollin • Lotta Berg • Claudia Terlouw • Faith Baier • Miki Ben-Dor • Lily N. Edwards-Callaway • Helen Kline • F Leroy • Frank Mitloehner • Mohan Raj • Dennis Wilson • Erika VoogdThis book provides both evidence-based scientific studies and practical guidance to enhance the welfare of cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry at slaughter. Temple Grandin and Michael Cockram have brought together a range of international experts to prepare chapters on philosophical and ethical views on... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach
by Madonna Benjamin • Courtney Lynd Daigle • Derek Donkin • Anne Marie Anne Marie • Lily N. Edwards-Callaway • Wendy K Fulwider • Camie Heleski • Hubert J. Karreman • David Main • Amy McLean • David J Mellor • Siobhan Mullan • Bernard Rollin • Jeffrey Rushen • Jan Shearer • Kevin Stafford • Janice Swanson • Kurt Vogel • Helen Whay • Tina Widowski • Jennifer Woods • Steven Yik • Upinder Kaur • Richard M. Voyles • Shawn DonkinCompletely revised, updated and with four new chapters on sustainability, new technologies, precision agriculture and the future of animal welfare, the third edition of this highly successful textbook: · Is edited by an outstanding world expert on animal welfare. · Emphasizes th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Animal Rights And Human Morality (Third Edition)
It's been more than two decades since the first edition of this landmark book garnered public accolades for its sensitive yet honest and forthright approach to the many disquieting questions surrounding the emotional debate over animal rights. Is moral concern something owed by human beings only to ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2006 -
Putting the Horse before Descartes: My Life's Work on Behalf of Animals
When philosopher Bernard Rollin was six years old, he visited an animal shelter and was told about unwanted dogs being put to sleep. The event shaped his moral outlook and initiated his concern for how animals were treated. In his irreverent memoir,Putting the Horse before Descartes, Rollin provid... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
An Introduction to Veterinary Medical Ethics
One of the most difficult issues that confronts veterinarians and staff today concerns the profession's obligation to the animal and the sometimes conflicting demands from clients, peers and society. The veterinarian's role has become more complex with new ethical challenges posed by issues such as ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
Ethics in Veterinary Practice: Balancing Conflicting Interests
Ethics IN Veterinary Practice An incisive examination of relevant and contemporary ethical issues facing veterinary practitioners, students, instructors, and animal researchers In Ethics in Veterinary Practice: Balancing Conflicting Interests, a team of distinguished scholars delivers a foundationa... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Equine Welfare (UFAW Animal Welfare #8)
A rational exploration of the ethical and welfare issues in all areas of equine use. This book addresses controversial and emotive issues surrounding these iconic creatures, providing a reliable source of information to support informed debate. It will enable all those with an interest in horses and... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Harley-Davidson and Philosophy: Full-Throttle Aristotle
Here 14 professors from a variety of disciplines explain what their preference for hogs has to do with their studies. After one survives the foreword, which is written by an eloquent man who prints Harley-Davidson t-shirts and rides a bike with a full-size model of a buffalo on the front, one leans... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2006 -
The Welfare of Cattle
Contains a selection of White Papers, commissioned to better inform the exploration of cattle welfare. These are prepared by notable experts in their field, to help provide factual context around selected topics that impact cattle welfare and production systems. Covers all aspects of cattle use in... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Concepts and Applications of Stem Cell Biology: A Guide for Students (Learning Materials in Biosciences)
This textbook will support graduate students with learning materials rich in the basic concepts of stem cell biology, in its most widespread and updated perspective. The chapters are conceived in a way for students to understand the meaning of pluripotency, the definition of embryonic stem cells and... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Harley-Davidson and Philosophy
It's no wonder descriptions of riding often resemble the words of Asian mystics and Jedi knights: The ride causes your senses to open completely. You experience only the present, the now. Readers who prefer revving a Harley to meditating in a Zen garden know that biking is just as contemplative as c... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1986